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NBA power forward Jones arrested for stomping homeless man's legs

Portland NBA player Terrance A. Jones was arrested early Wednesday morning after police said he allegedly stomped on a homeless mans legs in Old Town.

Jones, 21, was booked at the Multnomah County Jail on a harassment charge. Jones, a 6-foot-9 power forward for the Houston Rockets, is a Jefferson High School graduate and a Portland resident.

The victim, 46-year-old Daniel John Kellerher, received a minor leg injury and did not require medical attention.

Portland police said the incident happened at about 2 a.m. July 31, on Northwest Third Avenue. A Central Precinct sergeant patrolling the area saw a large group leave the Tube nightclub, 18 N.W. Third Ave., and spill out into the street and sidewalk. An officer patrolling the area used a PA system to tell the crowd to get out of the street. The sergeant pulled around the block to assist.

While watching the group walk from the bar, the sergeant saw a man, later identified as Jones, walk by a doorway where two homeless men were sleeping. The man yelled, "Wake up," raised his leg and stomped on one of the mens legs. The men were sleeping in the doorway of 114 N.W. Third Ave.

Officers contacted Jones among a group of about eight people about a half a block away and took him into custody.